Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

Ye Changyan knew nothing about Lu Tingfeng's origins, but was surprised that such a master was willing to follow Liang Jingcheng and be an invisible man.

What is the origin of Lu Tingfeng and why he is willing to be an invisible man? This still needs further observation by Ye Changyan.

Towards evening, a drizzle began to fall from the sky, dancing wildly with the howling cold wind, and the night soon enveloped the earth.

Sister Yun brought out dishes from the kitchen, and soon the table was filled with delicious food. Mr. Cai laughed when he saw it.

Ye Changyan came out of the kitchen, and the teacher and the student sat around a table.

Ye Changyan raised his teacup and said to Mr. Cai: "Teacher, today is your birthday. I will offer you a cup of tea instead of wine. I will do my best to make sure you have a good appetite and delicious food every day."

"Okay, okay! I'll drink this cup, teacher!"

As he spoke, Mr. Cai smiled, picked up the wine glass that Liang Jingcheng had just filled for him, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Teacher, a few drinks in this winter can warm your body and soothe your mood, but don't drink too much. Please come and taste the dishes that I specially cooked for you."

Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng were both staring at the table full of dishes, drooling.

Then Ye Changyan introduced these dishes one by one.

In front of Mr. Cai were his favorite mouth-watering chicken, shredded pork with fish flavor, twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts, boiled pork slices and mapo tofu.

In addition, there were two fish caught by Lu Tingfeng, and Ye Changyan specially made fish head tofu soup, braised fish cubes and a crispy sweet and sour fish.

In front of Ye Changyan were several vegetarian dishes including fish-flavored eggplant, stir-fried green beans, and fried yam with black fungus.

Now that Ye Changyan was no longer a outsider, Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng did not have too many polite concerns and picked up their chopsticks to eat with relish.

"Teacher, this braised fish fillet is delicious, tender and tasty, salty and fragrant, very good."

Mr. Cai was chewing the mouth-watering chicken in his mouth, with a circle of red oil on the corners of his mouth. When he heard Liang Jingcheng recommend the braised fish, he reached out to pick up a piece.

"It's really delicious. The fish is well cooked and tastes very fresh!"

Mr. Cai carefully spat out the fish bone and praised the dish highly.

Ye Changyan handed the handkerchief to Mr. Cai, "Teacher, please wipe your mouth, eat slowly, be careful of fish bones, and it's best not to talk while eating fish. I see that you are eating with relish, so I know that the fish is well cooked, so you don't need to praise it again."

"Hahaha, good good!"

Mr. Cai nodded repeatedly, laughed, and picked up another piece of braised fish.

"Teacher, please try this crispy sweet and sour fish. This is the most difficult dish tonight. The process is very complicated. It took me half an hour to make it."

Mr. Cai was eating braised fish fillets. After hearing Ye Changyan's recommendation, Liang Jingcheng quickly stretched out his chopsticks, peeled off a piece of fish, took a bite, chewed it for a while, and his expression instantly showed surprise.

"Mm, very good. The fish looks golden in color, and tastes crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It's sour and sweet, and very delicious!"

Hearing Liang Jingcheng's praise, Mr. Cai also peeled off a piece and ate it with a look of enjoyment.

Seeing that the teacher and Liang Jingcheng were enjoying their meal, Ye Changyan was also very happy. Although he was only eating a few vegetarian dishes in front of him, he felt warm in his heart.

After dinner, the teacher and students came to the study, and Mr. Cai formally tested Ye Changyan's knowledge and had a general understanding of Ye Changyan's academic situation.

Of course, the knowledge that Ye Changyan showed was only the part that his original body mastered. What he learned in his previous life should not be displayed, otherwise it would be too shocking.

Mr. Cai was quite satisfied with Ye Changyan's academic status. Compared with ordinary scholars, his ability of comprehension and expression was much higher. Therefore, there was not much difference in academic progress between Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng.

It’s just that Ye Changyan lacks some experience of studying abroad, and I will find a way to help him make up for this shortcoming in the future.

Mr. Cai plans to stay in Wanshou County for at least a year, and wait until Ye Changyan is free from filial piety, and then make a decision based on the situation. Therefore, these days, he has to come up with a set of teaching ideas for Ye Changyan and prepare for the next autumn examination. By then, he can let his two little disciples give it a try.

During his lifetime, Mr. Cai had a total of seven students who formally became his disciples.

In terms of hard work, the eldest disciple is the most hardworking; in terms of self-discipline, the second disciple is the most self-disciplined; in terms of talent, the third disciple is the most talented; in terms of temperament, the fourth disciple is the most stable; although the fifth disciple is a little lazy, he has an excellent memory.

Liang Jingcheng, whom Mr. Cai has brought with him since childhood, is considered by Mr. Cai to be the most insightful disciple.

As for the young disciple he had just accepted, through observation over this period of time, Master Cai discovered that the young disciple seemed to have some of the strengths of his six senior brothers, but none of them were overly outstanding. This made Master Cai feel that his young disciple seemed to be more intelligent than his six senior brothers.

After the examination, Ye Changyan found paper and pen and began to write and draw on it.

Both Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng walked forward to take a look. They saw Ye Changyan sketch out a bizarre-looking object with just a few strokes, with detailed dimensions and annotations marked next to it.

"Chang Yan, what are you drawing?"

Liang Jingcheng watched for a long time but still couldn't understand what Ye Changyan was painting, so he asked.

"Today I saw wintersweets in bud in the garden. They are very fragrant, so I wanted to use them to make something. Maybe I can make some money. The things I drew are the tools I need."

Ye Changyan's hands kept moving, drawing and explaining at the same time.

"No wonder, you asked Erniu and Wulang to find someone to pick wintersweet flowers in the mountains this afternoon. How much profit can you make from these wintersweet flowers, which cost five cents per pound?"

Liang Jingcheng was a little curious. This pound of wintersweet flowers cost five cents. Even if the profit could be doubled, it would take ten taels of silver to make a profit. He would have to purchase two thousand pounds of wintersweet flowers. He didn't know if there were so many wintersweet flowers on the mountain.

Hearing Liang Jingcheng's question, Mr. Cai also waited for Ye Changyan's answer with curiosity.

"After processing, the value of these primary agricultural products can be greatly increased. If they are processed finely, it is not surprising that the profit can be ten or a hundred times higher."

Ye Changyan's words shocked both Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng.

Liang Jingcheng thought that it would be great to get one times the profit, but he never expected that Ye Changyan would ask for ten or a hundred times the profit. This was no ordinary profiteer.

"You can make ten or a hundred times the profit from this wintersweet flower after processing it? This is too outrageous. I think you have the potential to be a profiteer!"

Liang Jingcheng looked at what Ye Changyan was drawing with a look of suspicion. He couldn't figure out where the tenfold or a hundredfold profit came from.

Ye Changyan just shook his head and asked Liang Jingcheng with a smile.

"Liang Jingcheng, you ate this delicious milk candy and lactic acid candy today. How much are you willing to spend to buy a box of this?"

Liang Jingcheng said without hesitation: "I estimate that this box of two kinds of candies together will weigh about two kilograms, no more than two taels of silver, I am willing to buy it."

Ye Changyan just laughed out loud, and both Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng felt a little puzzled. Ye Changyan's next words made the teacher and student stunned on the spot.